the military
noun
: the armed forces
He has had a long career in the military.
The policy is opposed by the military.
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Assessing the toll of the month-old U.S. airstrike campaign has been difficult because the military hasn't released information about the attacks, including what was targeted and how many people were killed.
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
More: Book ban at military service academies draws flak from Congress
More than 30% of the military’s more than 1 million active-duty troops identifies with a minority group.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Parts of the plan were to split Russia's Western Military District—close to NATO's eastern flank—into two districts, Moscow and Leningrad, and to grow the size of the military.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Hamas also called for a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, whereas the Israeli proposal only included a temporary redeployment of the military.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025
More: Book ban at military service academies draws flak from Congress
More than 30% of the military’s more than 1 million active-duty troops identifies with a minority group.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
Parts of the plan were to split Russia's Western Military District—close to NATO's eastern flank—into two districts, Moscow and Leningrad, and to grow the size of the military.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
Hamas also called for a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, whereas the Israeli proposal only included a temporary redeployment of the military.
—Abeer Salman, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the military
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“The military.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20military. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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